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Classification

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1 today scientist have identified at least how many kinds of organisms on Earth   1.7 million  
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2 the process of grouping things based on their similarities   classification  
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3 scientific study of how living things are classified   Taxonomy  
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4 first scientist to develop a classification system for organisms was the greek scholar   Aristole  
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5 he recorded each animal's   appearance ,behavior,and movement  
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6 Aristotle divided animals into three groups   those that fly ,those that swim,and those that walk,crawl,or run  
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7 why isn't Aristotle's system used a lot today   even though organisms in a group moved in a similar way,they were different in many other ways  
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8 Linnaeus's naming system each organism is given a two-part name   Binomial nonmenclature  
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9 why is Taxonomy useful to scientist   once an organism is classified scientist know a lot about that organism  
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10 series of paired statements that describe the physical characteristics of different organisms   Dichotomous Key (Taxonomic key)  
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11 first part of an organism's scientific name classification grouping that contains similar,closely related organisms   Genus  
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12 a group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring in nature name often describes a distinctive feature   species  
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13 organisms that are classified in the genus ______ share features such as sharp,retractable claws and behaviors such as hunting   Felis  
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14 together,a genus and a species name identify _________   one kind of organism  
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15 why is binomial nomenclature helpful to scientist   it makes it easy for scientists to communicate about an organism because everyone uses the same name for the same organism  
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16 scientist understand that certain organisms are similar because they share a _____________   common ancestor  
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17 a _________ is the broadest level of organiztion   kingdom  
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18 the most broadest level when using the 8 levels of classification   domain  
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19 the second level when using the 8 levels classification   kingdom  
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20 the third level when using the 8 levels of classification   phylum  
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21 the forth level when using the 8 levels of classification   class  
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22 the fifth level when using the 8 levels of classication   order  
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23 the sixth level when using the 8 levels of classification   family  
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24 the seventh level when using the 8 levels of classifcation   genus  
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25 the eight level when using the 8 levels of classification   species  
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26 organisms at lower levels _____________________________________.   share more characteristics with each other  
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27 by working through the statements in the key in order,the person can eventually _______________.   identify the organism  
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